Observer News: Chambers, businesses welcome new teachers
Chambers, businesses welcome new teachers
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Mitch_Traphagen on 23/08/2012 14:15:00
By Mitch Traphagen
The Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce and the SouthShore Chamber of Commerce
both held breakfasts last week to welcome new teachers to the area.
The Riverview breakfast was held at Riverview High School and included hundreds
of people welcoming new teachers to the 25 schools in the community. Former
teacher, Hillsborough County Schools Superintendent (one of the nation’s
largest school districts) and current Supervisor of Elections Dr. Earl Lennard
provided the keynote speech for the event, taking time to praise Riverview High
School principal Bob Heilmann as one of the nation’s best principals. He also
thanked each teacher for their hard work and dedication. “You are
appreciated,” he said. Rachel Burgin, Florida House of Representatives
District 56, was also a guest speaker along with Jill Andrew of the chamber’s
board of directors. Gift baskets were presented to each of the new teachers in
attendance.
The Ruskin breakfast, held at Destiny Church, was the seventh annual breakfast
organized by the chamber. Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman was
the guest speaker, along with Dr. Alan Witt, president of the Hillsborough
Community College Southshore campus, Chris Farkas, District 8 supervisor for
Hillsborough County Schools and Tampa Bay Times columnist Ernest Hooper. Gifts
baskets were provided to each of the new teachers and special gifts were also
provided to the area schools, intended to fulfill the needs of students
throughout the year.
Breakfast, of course, was served at both events, sponsored by South County and
Tampa Bay businesses. The first day of school was Tuesday, August 21.
2012 New Teacher Breakfasts - Images by Mitch Traphagen